Quick answer
Starrd's Gangnam Style template turns three photos into the viral AI Gangnam Style rooftop selfie video. Photo 1 is the friend in the center holding the camera, photo 2 is on the left and photo 3 is on the right. The video opens on a group selfie, cuts to a solo for each of you, then brings all three back for the finish, with every dance move, cut and camera move from the original clip and its original sound. About 19 seconds, widescreen 16:9, 480p, 175 credits.
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The viral AI Gangnam Style rooftop video, starring you and two friends. It starts as a group selfie, gives each of you a solo, then pulls everyone back into the frame for the horse dance:
Gangnam Style
Three photos: you and two friends in the rooftop Gangnam Style selfie video, a solo each, with the original sound.
Is This a Trend?
Yes. PSY's "Gangnam Style" came out in 2012 and became the first YouTube video to pass a billion views, and the horse-riding dance never really left. In October 2026 it came back as an AI format: a night-time rooftop selfie where three famous faces pass the camera around, each takes a solo, and everyone piles back in for the chorus. Versions with basketball stars spread on TikTok, and the obvious next step is putting your own group chat in it.
What You Get
- Three of you. The one holding the camera, plus a friend on each side.
- A solo each. Six shots: group, three solos (one person gets two), then the group again.
- The original sound.
- About 19 seconds, widescreen 16:9.
Who Plays Who
| Photo | Part | When they're on screen |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Center, holding the camera | The group selfie, the push-in close-up, the hand-wave, the finish |
| 2 | Left | The group selfie, the solo on the rooftop terrace, the finish |
| 3 | Right | The group selfie, the solo in front of the building, the finish |
Tip: photo 1 is on screen the longest, with two close-up solos. Give it to the friend who'll hold the phone in real life.
The Beats
| Time | What happens |
|---|---|
| 0:00 | Group selfie on the rooftop, city lights behind |
| ~1.4s | The camera pushes in to photo 1's close-up |
| ~4.3s | Cut to photo 2 dancing alone on the terrace |
| ~8s | Whip pan to photo 3 dancing by the building |
| ~11.8s | Back to photo 1, waving at the camera; the other two walk back in |
| ~16s | All three in the frame for the finish |
Use waist-up photos with faces clearly lit and looking at the camera. Everyone keeps their own clothes, so the outfit in your photo is the outfit you dance in.
The Fastest Way
Gangnam Style
You and two friends in the rooftop Gangnam Style video. Three photos, about 19 seconds.
Three photos, 175 credits, no prompt needed. It renders at 480p, 16:9, with the original sound. Find it in Dance.
Build It Yourself
1. Start from the real clip. Use the dance video itself as the motion reference, so every move, cut and whip pan carries over.
2. Make one reference per shot. One group still for the three of you together, then one still per solo, each with only that person in it. A single group still isn't enough, because the solos are close-ups.
3. Name each part by shot and time. Tell a motion-transfer video model who replaces whom in each shot, with the timestamps of the cuts.
4. Keep the rooftop. Ask it to keep the skyline, the lamps and the night lighting, so only the people change.
Common Mistakes
One face in every solo. Give an image model all three photos for one solo still and it may pick the wrong person. Feed each solo reference only that person's photo.
Jerseys sneaking in. The viral versions use team jerseys. Say plainly that everyone wears their own clothes, with no team names, numbers or logos.
Swapped sides. Name who's in the center, left and right, or people trade places between the group shots.
FAQ
How many photos? Three, one per person.
Which photo goes where? 1 center (holds the camera), 2 left, 3 right.
Does it have sound? Yes, the original.
How long is it? About 19 seconds, widescreen.
What does it cost? 175 credits.
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